Dorateuthis Explained

Dorateuthis is a genus of cephalopod with a gladius and soft-part anatomy preserved.[1] [2] Fossils of D. syriaca are found in Upper Santonian-aged shale of Late Cretaceous Lebanon.

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Notes and References

  1. 10.1017/S0016756800159667 . Woodward . H. . I.—On a New Genus of Fossil "Calamary," from the Cretaceous Formation of Sahel Alma, near Beirût, Lebanon, Syria . Geological Magazine . 10 . 1 . 2009.
  2. The Cretaceous coleoid Dorateuthis syriaca WOODWARD: morphology, feeding habits and phylogenetic implications . https://web.archive.org/web/20110704024109/http://193.170.196.75/Content.Node/forschung/geologie/mitarbeiter/pdfs/Lukeneder_%20Harzhauser_2004_ANHM.pdf . dead . 2011-07-04 . 2011-02-23 . Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien . 106 . 2004 . Alexander Lukeneder . Mathias Harzhauser.

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